General Stories Archives - Page 19 of 35

October 12, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

ORAL’s GH₵21bn Recovery Claim ‘Unrealistic’ – Egyapa Mercer

Accra, Ghana – Former Sekondi MP and Tourism Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has questioned the feasibility of the government’s claim that it can recover GH₵21 billion from stolen state...

October 12, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Government Reviews 2,748 Mining Licences, No New Permits Issued – Elikem Kotoko

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, has disclosed that a total of 2,748 small-scale mining licences have been reviewed, but no new licences have...

October 11, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

28 Illegal Miners Arrested in Cape Three Points Forest Reserve

Twenty-eight illegal miners have been arrested in a joint operation led by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) within the Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Western...

October 11, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Chiefs Push for Recognition as Key Partners in Development

The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs has called on government to give the chieftaincy institution greater recognition as a key partner in Ghana’s development agenda. The call was...

October 11, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Former Law School Director Exposes Deep Corruption at Lands Commission

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Dr. Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has made serious allegations of deep-rooted corruption and malpractice at the Lands Commission, warning that the institution’s failings...

October 11, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Ghana Clears Fifth IMF Review as Reset Agenda Drives Strong Economic Gains

Ghana has achieved another major step in its economic recovery journey after successfully concluding a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Fifth Review Mission...

October 11, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Ansa-Asare Urges Wontumi’s Lawyer to Show Humility and Engage Attorney General

Legal educationist and former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Dr. Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has called on Andy Appiah Kubi, lawyer for Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (popularly known as Chairman Wontumi),...

October 11, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories, Interesting Stories

Man’s Affair with Wife’s Younger Sister Sparks Outrage and Cleansing Rituals at Ankaase

A man from Ankaase, near Bekwai in the Ashanti Region, has allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with his wife’s younger sister, an incident that has shocked residents and...

October 10, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Manso Nyakomase Residents Protest ‘Unauthorized’ Land Reclamation Exercise

Residents of Manso Nyakomase in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region are protesting what they describe as an unauthorized land reclamation exercise being carried out on mined...

October 10, 2025
Louisa Afful
General Stories

Mahama’s Government Reinforces Galamsey Fight with Vehicles and Motorbikes

The government has presented 24 vehicles and 250 motorbikes to five key institutions to strengthen the national campaign against illegal mining. The beneficiary agencies are the Environmental Protection Agency...